January Intake in UK 2027: 19 Confirmed Universities, 12 With Published Deadlines

  • Last Updated on: October 15, 2026 by
  • Shiva Sai Bejawada
January Intake in UK
January Intake in UK

For the January intake in UK 2027, teaching starts between 18 January and 1 February 2027 at universities including Queen Mary, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Kingston and Birmingham City. Birmingham’s Computer Science MSc closes to visa applicants on 30 October 2026, and Portsmouth’s London campus closes to Indian applicants on 9 November 2026. You must pay a deposit before the university sends your CAS, the letter your visa needs. From 30 November 2026, the visa funds figure also rises to GBP 1,203 a month outside London. Planning to study in the UK from January 2027? Twelve of the 19 universities below publish an international date, and most fall between 13 November and 18 December 2026.

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Shiva Sai Bejawada
Senior Counsellor (British Council Certified) -UK & Ireland
Shiva Sai Bejawada is a British Council Certified overseas-education counsellor at AOEC India who guides Indian students through UK and Ireland university selection, admissions, and student visa documentation.
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Key Takeaways

  • Earliest dates: Birmingham’s Computer Science MSc closes to visa applicants on 30 October 2026, and Portsmouth’s London campus to Indian applicants on 9 November.
  • Parents: applying from 30 November 2026? Hold GBP 10,827 (approx. INR 13.7 lakh) outside London or GBP 14,130 (approx. INR 17.9 lakh) in London, plus unpaid fees, for 28 days.
  • Courses that need ATAS, a UK security clearance: allow at least 30 working days.
  • Birmingham takes GBP 5,000 (approx. INR 6.3 lakh) off eligible master’s fees for self-funded students in India who accept an unconditional offer by 7 December 2026.
  • Class 12 students: Greenwich takes January undergraduates through UCAS or its fast track.
  • Graduate visa: 18 months if you apply on or after 1 January 2027 (3 years for doctoral graduates).
Table of Contents
January Intake in UK 2027: Universities and Deadlines Scroll here ↓ Application and Visa Timeline for the January 2027 Intake Scroll here ↓ January Intake Costs, Funds and Payment Dates Scroll here ↓ January Intake Scholarships and Their Closing Dates Scroll here ↓ January vs September Intake: Course Length and Graduate Visa Scroll here ↓ Missed the January Deadline? Your Next Intake Options Scroll here ↓ Frequently Asked Questions Scroll here ↓

January Intake in UK 2027: Universities and Deadlines

Nineteen UK universities have confirmed January 2027 starts, with published teaching dates from 18 January to 1 February 2027. International deadlines run from 30 October 2026 for Birmingham’s Computer Science MSc to 4 January 2027 at Exeter, and seven publish none. At four universities, the international date closes four to seven weeks before the date for UK students.

UniversityTeaching startsInternational deadlineDate for UK studentsSample January course (length, international fee)
University of BirminghamJanuary 202730 Oct 2026 (Computer Science MSc, visa applicants)18 Dec 2026MSc Computer Science, 1 year, GBP 34,740 (approx. INR 44.1 lakh)
Brunel University of LondonJanuary 202713 Nov 2026 (recommended)Same dateManagement MSc, 1 year, GBP 24,795 (approx. INR 31.5 lakh)
Birmingham City University25 Jan 202718 Nov 2026 (India)Not yet publishedMSc Computer Science, 12 months, GBP 18,970 (approx. INR 24.1 lakh)
Northumbria UniversityJanuary 202730 Nov 2026Same dateMSc Advanced Computer Science, 16 months, GBP 21,500 (approx. INR 27.3 lakh)
University of Portsmouth18 Jan 202730 Nov 2026 (India)Not yet publishedMSc Computer Science, 18 months, GBP 19,200 (approx. INR 24.4 lakh)
Loughborough University London1 Feb 202714 Dec 202625 Jan 2027International Business Management, 1 year, GBP 25,900 after award (approx. INR 32.9 lakh)
Queen Mary University of London25 Jan 202714 Dec 202611 Jan 2027Artificial Intelligence (Conversion) MSc, 1 year, GBP 35,250 (approx. INR 44.7 lakh)
University of Liverpool1 Feb 202718 Dec 202615 Jan 2027MSc Advanced Computer Science, 12 months, GBP 34,000 (approx. INR 43.2 lakh)
University of ExeterJanuary 20274 Jan 2027Same dateMSc Computer Science, 1 year, GBP 29,800 (approx. INR 37.8 lakh)
University of StrathclydeJanuary 2027No formal closing dateNo formal closing dateMSc Advanced Computer Science, 12 months, GBP 31,900 (approx. INR 40.5 lakh)
Sheffield Hallam UniversityJanuary 2027Not yet publishedNo formal closing dateMSc Computing, 1 year, GBP 18,600 (approx. INR 23.6 lakh)
Coventry UniversityJanuary 2027Not yet publishedNot yet publishedMSc Computer Science, 1 year, GBP 19,500 (approx. INR 24.8 lakh)
Teesside University18 Jan 2027Not yet publishedNot yet publishedMSc Computer Science, 16 months, GBP 17,000 a year as listed (approx. INR 21.6 lakh)
Aston UniversityJanuary 2027Not yet publishedNot yet publishedMSc Advanced Computer Science, 1 year, GBP 24,800 (approx. INR 31.5 lakh)
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityJanuary 2027Not yet publishedNot yet publishedMSc Business Analytics, GBP 21,000 a year (approx. INR 26.7 lakh)
University of GreenwichJanuary 2027Not yet publishedNot yet publishedMSc Computer Science, 1 year, GBP 19,450 (approx. INR 24.7 lakh)
  • Liverpool: Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng) and Radiation Detection and Measurement for Nuclear Applications MSc close to international applicants on 30 November 2026.
  • Portsmouth: the London campus closes earlier, on 9 November 2026, for Indian applicants.
  • Brunel: Business School, Economics and Finance, and Computer Science courses may close before 13 November.
  • Loughborough London: GBP 25,900 is the fee after the automatic GBP 5,000 London 10th Anniversary Award. Your offer letter will show the full fee before the award, and awards cannot be combined.
  • Teesside: the fees page says the stated fee is the full cost of the programme, so get the 16-month total in your offer letter. Two-year Advanced Practice master’s cost GBP 20,000 in total (approx. INR 25.4 lakh).

INR figures use the live Google-published rate captured on 2026-10-12: £1 ≈ ₹126.94. Rates fluctuate intraday; figures are indicative.

Three more universities, with their deposit deadlines:

UniversityInternational application deadlineDeposit deadline
University of Lancashire30 Nov 20267 Dec 2026
Bangor University4 Dec 202615 Dec 2026
Kingston University London11 Dec 202618 Dec 2026 (postgraduate taught)
  • Bangor: CAS deadline 23 December 2026; classes start 25 January 2027. Not every course has a January start.
  • Kingston: request your CAS by 18 December 2026. Indian applicants are strongly encouraged to finish the pre-CAS interview (a credibility check) by then. Teaching starts 25 January 2027.

International dates close first because your university must issue a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies, the reference your visa form needs) before you can apply for the visa. Treat the international column as your only deadline, and if either of the two earliest is on your list, apply there first: Birmingham’s Computer Science MSc and Portsmouth’s London campus.

From our counselling desk: in the 2026 January round, the most common reason our Hyderabad students missed the intake wasn't a visa refusal. It was working to the date for UK students, then reaching us in early January with no CAS.

Application and Visa Timeline for the January 2027 Intake

Plan backwards from the CAS date, not the application deadline:

  1. Apply with a full set of documents. Coventry asks international applicants for all academic transcripts, one academic reference, a personal statement, degree or diploma certificates (or a work reference if you’re employed), an English test score and a passport copy.
  2. Meet the conditions in your offer. A conditional offer becomes unconditional once you send the final marks, English scores or documents it lists. Queen Mary wants conditions met by 4 January 2027.
  3. Pay the CAS deposit and request the CAS. The CAS deposit is the part-payment a university takes before it issues your CAS. Loughborough London wants it by 4 January and issues CAS by 8 January 2027. Northumbria wants the deposit by 13 December and the CAS request by 16 December 2026. Check what your CAS should show in our CAS letter guide.
  4. Clear any credibility interview, a short call that checks you know your course and costs. Birmingham City’s Indian applicants pay an interview deposit by 23 November and finish CAS Shield (its document check) by 4 December. The CAS deposit is due by 11 December, and the last CAS goes out on 18 December 2026.
  5. Get ATAS clearance if your course needs it. The Academic Technology Approval Scheme covers some science and engineering subjects. It takes at least 30 working days and must arrive before you apply for the visa.
  6. Apply for the visa. You can apply up to 6 months before your course starts, and a decision usually takes 3 weeks. Priority (GBP 500, about 5 working days) and super priority (GBP 1,000, next working day) aren’t always available; your online application tells you if you can pick one.

January Intake Costs, Funds and Payment Dates

From 30 November 2026, a Student visa application needs GBP 1,203 (approx. INR 1.53 lakh) a month outside London or GBP 1,570 (approx. INR 1.99 lakh) in London, under new visa rules from September 2026. Applications up to 29 November need GBP 1,171 (approx. INR 1.49 lakh) and GBP 1,529 (approx. INR 1.94 lakh): the application date decides.

What you pay or showAmountWhen
Coventry CAS depositGBP 8,000 (approx. INR 10.2 lakh)Before the CAS
Coventry deposit for Punjab, Uttarakhand, HaryanaFull first-year tuitionBefore the CAS
Student visa feeGBP 558, charged in India as INR 73,842 on the Home Office India fee table, 12 Oct 2026When you apply
UK health cover fee, per yearGBP 776 (approx. INR 98,500)When you apply
Living money you show for 9 months, applying from 30 Nov 2026GBP 10,827 (approx. INR 13.7 lakh) outside London; GBP 14,130 (approx. INR 17.9 lakh) in LondonHeld 28 days before you apply

Parents, plan around the 28-day rule. Keep the living money (the visa rules call it maintenance funds), plus any first-year fees you haven’t paid yet, in the account for 28 days without a break. Then apply within 31 days of the last day. The money stays yours.

In our January 2026 files, the date that slipped most often was the funds date, not the application deadline. Apply before 30 November only if your CAS, documents and 28 days of funds are ready. Applying early means showing at most GBP 369 less (GBP 41 a month over 9 months in London). A refused visa loses you the GBP 558 fee, so don’t rush an incomplete application. Our UK proof of funds guide shows which bank and loan letters count.

The health cover fee (the Immigration Health Surcharge, your charge for using the NHS) is billed on visa length, not course length. A one-year master’s visa runs about 17 months, so you pay for 1.5 years: GBP 1,164.

Worked example: Coventry MSc Computer Science, applying in DecemberGBPINR (approx.)
Tuition, one year19,50024.8 lakh
Student visa fee (Home Office rupee price)55873,842
UK health cover fee, 17-month visa1,1641.48 lakh
Total you pay (INR rows summed)21,22227.0 lakh
Living money you show, not a fee10,82713.7 lakh

January Intake Scholarships and Their Closing Dates

At Exeter, the scholarship date matters more than the course deadline. You apply for the award with an offer in hand, by 26 November 2026, although course applications stay open until 4 January 2027.

January vs September Intake: Course Length and Graduate Visa

Your Graduate visa (post-study work visa) length depends on your application date. The GOV.UK Graduate visa guidance gives 2 years to applications made on or before 31 December 2026 and 18 months from 1 January 2027, with 3 years for doctoral graduates. A master’s graduate who started in January 2027 applies in 2028, so gets 18 months.

September 2027 starters also apply after 1 January 2027, so January costs you nothing extra on your post-study work visa.

Longer courses are the first catch. Northumbria’s MSc Advanced Computer Science runs 16 months. Portsmouth’s MSc Computer Science runs 18 months, and its January courses normally run 14 to 18 months. Each extra month adds rent, and a 16 to 18 month course means two full years of the student health surcharge: GBP 1,552, twice the GBP 776 yearly charge.

The second catch is choice: fewer courses start in the winter intake, with 10 January-start MSc programmes at Exeter and 12 programmes at Birmingham. The lists do reach beyond computing:

  • Liverpool: the Liverpool MBA and Adult Nursing MSc.
  • Northumbria: the MBA, Master of Public Health and Mechanical Engineering MSc on its January intake list.

If your first-choice course isn’t on a January list, wait for the September intake in the UK rather than settle. Do the same if your family can’t hold the post-30 November funds figure by early December.

Missed the January Deadline? Your Next Intake Options

Missing the January intake in UK doesn’t cost you 2027:

  • Coventry University restarts its MSc Computer Science in March, May and July 2027.
  • Aston University offers its MSc Advanced Computer Science from April 2027.
  • May intake universities in the UK are the next large window.

If your CAS or funds ran late, take Coventry’s or Aston’s spring start. If your course runs only in September, defer. Our guide to how many intakes there are in the UK compares them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, at a few universities. Greenwich takes January undergraduates through UCAS or its own fast track. The UCAS date of 13 January 2027 (18:00 UK time) is the main deadline for courses starting in September 2027. A few UCAS courses start between January and July and can carry earlier deadlines.

Yes, if your September plan slipped: January saves you eight months against waiting for September 2027. The degree is the same. At Greenwich, January starters take the same course and study the same content as the September cohort. The trade-off is a shorter course list, and some January master’s run 16 to 18 months.

You need upper-intermediate English, level B2 on the European scale, for a degree course under the Student visa English rules. You may not need IELTS: your university can test your English itself, but it must still find you at B2. Ask each university which tests it accepts.

The application fee is GBP 937 (approx. INR 1.19 lakh). The Immigration Health Surcharge for an 18-month Graduate visa is GBP 1,552.50 (approx. INR 1.97 lakh), charged at GBP 1,035 a year (approx. INR 1.31 lakh). Together that’s GBP 2,489.50 (approx. INR 3.16 lakh). You must be in the UK when you apply, before your Student visa ends.

Yes, if you live in India. Under the GOV.UK TB test rules, you need one if you’re coming for 6 months or more and have been living in India, which is on the UK’s list. The certificate lasts 6 months from your x-ray, so an October x-ray at an approved clinic covers a December visa application.

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